Garment-hanger



T. KAUFER.

GARMENT HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY I, 1920,.

1,367,662. Patented Feb. 8,1921.

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T. KAUFER.

GARMENT HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY I, I920.

1,367,662. Patented Feb; 8, 1921.

llllill "Willi MI IIIIIHII-IHRIIIIII UlTllD ETATES THEODORE KAUFER, OF NEVI YORK, N. Y.,

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ASSIGNOR TO KAUFER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

GARIJIENT-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 8, 1921.

Application filed. May 1, 1920. Serial No. 378,055.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Tnnononn KAUFER. a citizen of the United States, and resident of New York, in the county of Bronx and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Hang ers, of which the following is a full, clear,'

capable of holding each size to the correct' A. further object is to provide for shape. supporting other garments from the hanger along with a coat and without interfering with the proper holding of the latter.

The invention will be first hereinafter de scribed in connection with the accompanying drawings, which constitute part of this specification, and then more specifically defined in the claims at the end of the description.

In the accompanying drawings; wherein similar reference characters are used to designate corresponding parts throughout the several views 3 Figure 1 is a side elevation of a garment hanger made substantially in accordance with this invention, the positions of the collar and shoulder holding members under" the weight of the garment being indicated in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a planview of the hanger.

Fi 3 is a detailed broken view of the adjusta le blocks and the slotted connecting plate therefor.

Fig. 4; is a detailed plan view of said connecting plate.

' a side elevation of a modified Fig. 5 is form of hanger.

Fig. 6 is a planview thereof.

Fig. 7 is a detailed perspective view of one of the collar and shoulder holding 1nembers of the device of Figs. 5 and 6.

Fig. 8 is an end view of the hanger as shown in Fig. 6, showing one form of clamp for holding garments to the lower edge of the hanger, and

Fig. 9 is a front View of the upper portion of a coat supported on the hanger.

Referring first to Figs. 1, 2, 8 and 4 of the drawings, 1 designates a metal plate having longitudinal slots 2 by means of which two blocks 3 may be adjustably connected together and held in adjusted position by bolts 4:. Each block has connected rigidly thereto a shoulder engaging member 5 formed of wire bent into the shape of a loop 6 and having the free ends of the wire inserted into the block as at 7; The lateral portions of the wire loops 6 have inwardly bent portions 8 constituting bearings -for collar holding members 9 one of which is pivotally mountedv on said bearings oi each of the shoulder members 5.

The collar holding members '9 are also made of wire bent to form inwardly extending' loops 10 and having their diverging side portions coiled at 11 around the bearings 8. The extremities of said side portions extend beyond the coils 11 and terminate close to the outer ends of the loops 6 so as to form a continuous support for the collar and shoulder of a coat.

The inner ends of the loops 10 are connected by chains 12 to a ring 13 by means of which the hanger may be supported from a nail or hook, not shown.

the same supported trom'the ring 13, the weight of the coat will cause the collar holding members 9 to automatically turn on the bearings 8 so as to press into engagement with the inside of said collar where they will hold it in stretched position where no wrinkles or creases can remain or be formed therein. By adjusting the blocks 8 on the connecting plate 1 the hanger may be easily made to fit various sizes of coats, and as the collar holding members 9 are carried by said blocks the collar oi each size will be properly held.

In order to support trousers or other garments from the hanger without interfering with the proper holding of the coat, an ad justable rod 14: depends from the ends of the loops 6 and extends across parallel to the hanger proper and at a suitable distance below the same. made of two pieces of wire having their When a coat is placed on the hanger in the usual way and The rod 14 is preferably I ties. In this form of the invention, the collar holding members 17 are pivoted at 18 I between the ends of extensible. side pieces 19 each of which is preferably formed with a slot 20 through which trousers or other garments may be passed r'or supporting thesame inside a coat. The extensible side pieces have tongue and groove connections at 21 above the slot and at 22 below the same, and clamping screws 23 are provided for re taining the hanger in various adjustments to, accommodate different sizes of coats.

The inner ends of the collar holdingmembers 17 are connected by chains 24 to a ring 25, as in the preferred form of the inven tion, and the operation of the hanger is the same as already explained and as illustrated in Fig. 9. As shown in Figs. 5 and 8, any suitable form of clamp 26 may be attached to the lower edge of the hanger for supporting skirts or other garments therefrom in addition to a coat and the garments inserted through the slot 20.

Having thus described my inventiomwhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. In a coat hanger, the combination with a shoulder engaging bar, of separate collar engaging members each hinged to one end portion only of said bar, and flexible supporting means for the hanger attached to said collar members, whereby the latter are pressed into contact with the collar of the coat.

2.; In a coat hanger, the combination with a shoulder engaging bar, of separate collar engaging members each hinged to one end.

portion only of saidbar, means for adjust ing said bar with said collar members to fit different sizes of coats, and flexible supporting means attached to said collar members for the purpose specified.

3. In a coat hanger, the combination with an extensible-shoulder engaging bar, of separate collar engaging members each pivoted.

to one end portiononly of said bar and extending towardthemiddleof the same, and,

flexible supporting means for the hanger attached to the free inner end portions of said collar members.

4:. In acoat hanger, the combination with a shoulder engaging bar, of separate collar portion only of said bar and extending between said ring and the free ends of the.

collar members for thepurpose specified.

In a garment hanger, the combination with a bar for engaging the shoulders of a coat, said bar comprising a pair of extensible wire loops and a connecting piece to which said loops are adjustably connected, of collar engaging members also of wire pivoted to the outer end portions of said loops, and supporting means attached to the free end portions of said collar members.

6. In a garment hanger, the combination with a bar for engaging the shoulders of a coat, said bar comprising a pair of. oppositely extending wire loops each having bearings formed on their side portions, of collar engagingmembers of wirev hinged on said bearings, and supporting means. attached to the free end portions of said collar members.

7. in a garment hanger, the combination with a bar for engaging the shoulders of a coat, said bar comprising a pair. of oppositely extending wire loops each having bearings formed on their side portions near their outerends, of collar engaging members of wire hinged on said bearing and having outwardly extending portions reaching substantially to theends of the bar, and supporting means attached to the free end por tions of said collar members.

8. In a garment hanger, the combination with a slotted strip, of blocks adjustable on said strip by means of said slots therein. wire loops secured to said blocks and extending in opposite directions to engage the shoulders of a coat, and collar engaging members hinged to the outer end portions of said loops, and supporting means attached 1:30 the free end portions of said collar memers.

9. In a garment hanger, the combination with a bar for engaging the shoulders of a coat, said bar comprising a pair of exteny sible members and av connecting piece, to whichv said members are adjustably connected, of collar engaging members pivoted to the outer end portions of saidextensible members, and supporting means attached to the free endportions of said collar members.

positely extending members each having bearings formed on its side portions near its outer ends, of collar engaging members opposite directions to engage the shoulders hinged on said bearings and having outof a coat, and collar engaging members Wardly extending portions reaching subhinged to the outer end portions of said stantially to the end of the bar, and supshoulder engaging members, and supporting 5 porting means attached to the free end pormeans attached to the free end portions of 15 tions of said collar members. said collar members.

12. In a garment hanger, the combination In testimony whereof I have signed my with a slotted strip, of blocks adjustable on name to this specification. said strip by means of said slots therein,mem-

10 bers secured to said blocks and extending in THEODORE KAUFER. 

